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Microsoft Appoints Former Biden Admin Climate Leader Melanie Nakagawa as Chief Sustainability Officer

ESG Today

Tech giant Microsoft announced today the appointment of former Biden administration climate and energy specialist Melanie Nakagawa as Chief Sustainability Officer. return to the Paris Agreement , and on energy issues including the international energy response to the war in Ukraine.

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7 roles to create sustainable success

GreenBiz

As they say, a crisis is a terrible thing to waste. As someone who works at the intersection of human resources and sustainability, I’m fascinated by the question of who is leading this change, and how they can do so effectively. That’s where Wijdoogen’s book comes in.

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Qualcomm's Commitment to Net-Zero Global Operational Emissions by 2040

3BL Media

Below, Angela Baker, Qualcomm’s Chief Sustainability Officer, discusses our commitment to reach net-zero GHG emissions by 2040, why the Company has made this a priority, and the roadmap to achieve our goals. What does it mean to achieve net-zero? Why did Qualcomm decide to commit to net-zero? Why 2040 vs 2050?

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New leaders at Patagonia, McDonald's, Netflix

GreenBiz

It's not necessarily that the game of musical chairs has intensified in the C-suite, but you'll note major executive moves at big apparel, food, energy, finance and technology corporations, some of which have enlisted a chief sustainability officer (CSO) or equivalent for the first time. Who's news.

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Accelerating Climate Action: Project Gigaton™ Marks Key Milestone

3BL Media

By Kathleen McLaughlin, Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Walmart Inc.; And by aiming for a gigaton by 2030, we set a bold ambition in line with the Paris Agreement, based on the broad estimates of Scope 3 emissions when we set the goal. President, Walmart Foundation. SOURCE: Walmart.

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Baker Hughes at COP29: Special Edition

3BL Media

COP, which stands for Conference of Parties, is the series of formal meetings, where governments assess global efforts to advance the Paris Agreement and the Convention. In a world of finite resources, what was waste is not the end of the line, but the beginning of something new. What is COP? What is the circular economy?

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PepsiCo CSO on embedding sustainability into 'day-to-day business'

GreenBiz

In mid-January, PepsiCo joined that club with a strategy to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent across its entire value chain by 2030 and to reach the elusive net-zero emissions status 10 years before it’s called for by the Paris Agreement. I've got history in sustainability, but I'm a business guy.

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